Candle-holder.



H. C. DECKERT.

CANDLE HOLDER! APPLIGATIONJILED 1111.3. 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912!.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

HARRY C. DECKERT, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.k

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Application filed January 3, 1911. Serial No. 600,639.

A further object of my invention is the formation of a candle holder out of spring material so shaped as to accommodate the insertion of various thicknesses of candles and a base so constructed as to tit and snugly retain the-holder in hollow objects.

Figure l is a side elevation of my invention showing the same in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of one of the members of which my invention is formed. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken through the center showing the position of the supporting pin in relation with the several members out of which the holder is formed. Fig. 5 is a detail top plan view of one of the members showing the same as stamped out of a sheet of spring material.

In the construction of my invention I provide a socket composed of a plurality of members 6. I find it preferable to construct the device o'f three members, each so shaped and bent as to form the clamping lmembers 7 and the spring base members 8. Each of the members as'bent is, provided with a horizontal portion 9. provided with a perforation 1:0. rlhe three members are so arranged together as to have the horizontal portions built one on top of the other as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and through the perforations 10 is placed a pin 11, the bottom end provided with a head 12, and

around the pin above the upperlayer is a washer or enlargement 13; This may be formed either by soldering, riveting, or in any other manner well known y to the trade. The projecting portion of the pin 11 is pointed as indicated by the numeral 14. When the three members are arranged together as thusy described the members 7 form approximately a socket and the contacting surfaces 15 of each of the members are turned outwardly sufficiently to permit the insertion of a cand le, and the members beingv of spring mate-` rial will permit the members to spread so as to permit the insertion of candles of any desired thickness, a demonstration of which is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The members 8 which form the base are also of such resiliency as to permit the base to be ,inserted into the neck of a bottle or other hollow object and the construction is such as to vpermit the base. to regulate itself to the' accommodation of various sizes of openings.

The candle is held in rigid position between the clamping members or jaws by means of the pin 11 over which the base of the candle is passed, the pin entering the splitting or breaking the candle.

Having thus fully described myinvenywick of the candle without in any manner v tion, what I claim 'as new and desire to have secured to me by the grant of Letters Patent, is:

1. A candle holder comprising a plurality of resilient members, each member having one of its ends bent upwardly and inwardly forming a socket for supporting a candle, the opposite end of each of the 'members bent downwardly thereby forming a base by which the holder is supported in a hollow object, the horizontal portions of each member over-lapping forming a support for the base of the candle and a pin passing through the over-laplping'portions of each member securing the same together, substantially as specified.

2. A candle holder composed of three over-lapping spring members connected together in proper relation, each forming a part of the candle socket, and each forming a part of the base, apin located through the over-lapping and contacting portions of each member, its ,point projecting in the socket so as to contact with the base of the candle, the portions forming the socket ar- In testimony whereof, I have signed my ranged to automatically and independently name to this specification, 1n presence of regulate themselves to accommodate various two subscribing Witnesses.

thicknesses of candles, the portions forming HARRY C. DECKERT. i: the base arranged to independently regulate Witnesses:

themselves to fit various sizes of hollow ob- ALFRED A. Ennis,

jects, Substantially as specified. 7. C. STEIN.

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